WFS interface

KeyCom can use and display external WFS service data through the WFS interface.

WFS Service

• Url: address of the WFS service, such as. http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs
• Version: WFS protocol version. The current recommendation is WFS v_1.1_.
• Capabilities xml: collection of WFS features in XML format. This must be compiled manually by combining the service address and a search string, for example, http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities.
• Options: Currently, an empty JSON collection: {}.

WFS Resource

• Name: a user-friendly name for the WFS meta resource.
• Form: A description for the form fields (see the Defining the WFS resource form chapter).
• Options: options related to searching and displaying WFS data:
  • id_attr: name of the id field.
  • geometry_attr: name of the geometry attribute field.
  • item_label_format: label format according to Python’s format specification.
  • attributes: list of the fields to be retrieved. May include localisation.
• Service: The WFS service being used (see the WFS service chapter).
• Typename: field name offered by the selected WFS service.
• Description xml: a description of WFS features in XML format. This must be compiled manually by combining the service address and a search string, for example,http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs?SERVICE=wfs&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=describefeaturetype&TYPENAME=typename
  Note that the TYPENAME parameter must be the same as the Typename defined above.
• ID:

Defining the WFS resource form

The form must be defined in JSON format.